Will of dated 26 Oct 1705, mentions "my beloved Wife Hester Read" [co-executrix along with sons William and John], "my Eldest Son william read", "my Son John Read", "my Son Jacob Read", "my Daughter Bashua porter", "my Daughter Mercy whitmarsh", "My Daughter Mary Read", "my daughter Hester Read", "my youngest daughter Sarah Read". Presented at Boston 12 Sep 1706 by "William Read and John Read, Executors therein named ... the Execut'rx being dead".
↑ A birth date of 15 Dec 1639 recorded at Weymouth (see Source:Vital records of Weymouth, Massachusetts, to the year 1850, p. 1:252), belongs to the William Reed who is a son of William Reed and Susanna Hayme. Most likely the William of this page was born in Somersetshire, England and immigrated with his parents about 1653.
